It has been confirmed that former Hartpury winger Jonas Mikalcius will miss the entire 2017-18 season.

The Harlequins youngster Mikalcius underwent surgery last week for a multi-ligament reconstruction of his left knee, which included his ACL, as a result of an injury sustained in the recent Premiership Rugby Singha 7s Series.

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Mikalcius was prolific as Hartpury won promotion from National One last season but was not expected to play for the club in their Championship campaign after he finished his studies at the college and joined Quins full-time ahead of the new season.

Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwell said: “It’s a tragedy for him to have such a bad injury from such a minor competition.”

Harlequins also confirmed that flanker Luke Wallace dislocated his hip during the pre-season friendly against London Irish on Saturday and will undergo surgery next week.

“We are all wishing Luke and Jonas the very best for their recovery,” Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston said.

"The road back to full fitness will be a long one, but they are both very resilient characters and I know they will be determined to do all that they can to come back stronger.”